A YOUNG man and a teenager who robbed a woman outside a South Lakeland hotel are to learn their fate next month.
At Carlisle Crown Court earlier today (WED), a 17-year-old male admitted three offences when he appeared in front of a judge over a video link.
He pleaded guilty to robbing a woman – aged in her 50s – of a handbag and contents during an incident which occurred outside the Gilpin Bridge Inn, just off the A590 close to Levens, on the evening of January 17, 2018.
He further admitted handling stolen goods – a BMW 5 series motor vehicle pinched from the Liverpool area – between January 14 and 19 of that year; and also admitted failing to surrender to custody for a crown court hearing in October, 2019.
A second male, 20-year-old Wesley Bolton, of Belvedere Avenue, Leeds, admitted charges of robbery and handling stolen goods during an earlier appearance at the court.
Police said at the time that unsuccessful attempts had been made to steal jewellery, and that a man and woman had sustained minor injuries.
Both Bolton and the youth, who can’t be identified because of his age, are now due to be sentenced at the crown court by a judge on July 2. In the meantime, a probation service pre-sentence report will be prepared on the youth, who was remanded in custody in the meantime.
